George Jones

George Jones

country music

United States

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Sound in a sentence: "George Jones' music pulses with a steady rhythm that balances between smooth melodies and stark emotional intensity, enveloping listeners in a compelling narrative flow."
George Jones matters as a cultural emblem of country music, embodying the heart and soul of a genre that thrives on authenticity and emotional resonance. His influence extends beyond mere musical notes; he redefined lyrical storytelling within country, giving voice to the struggles of life with raw honesty that resonated deeply with audiences.
George Jones matters as a cultural emblem of country music, embodying the heart and soul of a genre that thrives on authenticity and emotional resonance. His influence extends beyond mere musical notes; he redefined lyrical storytelling within country, giving voice to the struggles of life with raw honesty that resonated deeply with audiences. In a landscape often dominated by polished narratives, Jones' work carved out space for vulnerability, allowing listeners to find solace in shared experiences. His approach to music was anything but conventional; he infused his performances with a palpable sense of emotion, often drawing from his own tumultuous life. This personal investment transformed each song into a visceral experience, marked by a blend of traditional country elements and an unmistakable vocal timbre that conveyed both pain and joy. Jones’ ability to convey complex emotions through simple yet powerful arrangements made his music feel immediate and relatable. In his songwriting, Jones frequently explores themes of heartbreak, loss, and redemption, weaving them together with an intimate storytelling style that feels both sincere and poignant. His voice carries a weighty gravitas, lending itself to moments of deep reflection or bittersweet nostalgia, often blurring the lines between irony and sincerity. The result is a body of work that captures the essence of life's highs and lows in an accessible way.

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Discography

141 releases 98 studio 1955–2017
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Grand Ole Opry's New Star
Grand Ole Opry's New... (1956)
George Jones Sings – 14 Top Country Song Favorites
George Jones Sings –... (1957)
Country Church Time
Country Church Time (1959)
Sings White Lightning and Other Favorites
Sings White Lightnin... (1959)
The Crown Prince of Country Music
The Crown Prince of... (1960)
George Jones Salutes Hank Williams
George Jones Salutes... (1960)
Sings Country and Western Hits
Sings Country and We... (1961)
Homecoming in Heaven
Homecoming in Heaven (1962)
George Jones Sings His Greatest Hits
George Jones Sings H... (1962)
George Jones Sings Bob Wills
George Jones Sings B... (1962)
Songs from the Heart
Songs from the Heart (1962)
The Fabulous Country Music Sound of George Jones
The Fabulous Country... (1962)
My Favorites of Hank Williams
My Favorites of Hank... (1962)
I Wish Tonight Would Never End
I Wish Tonight Would... (1963)
What's in Our Hearts
What's in Our Hearts (1963)
A King & Two Queens
A King & Two Queens (1964)
Bluegrass Hootenanny
Bluegrass Hootenanny (1964)
George Jones Sings Like the Dickens!
George Jones Sings L... (1964)
Heartaches & Tears
Heartaches & Tears (1964)
I Get Lonely in a Hurry
I Get Lonely in a Hu... (1964)
Blue & Lonesome
Blue & Lonesome (1964)
Mr. Country & Western Music
Mr. Country & Wester... (1965)
Famous Country Duets
Famous Country Duets (1965)
Long Live King George
Long Live King Georg... (1965)
New Country Hits
New Country Hits (1965)
For the First Time! Two Great Stars - George Jones and Gene Pitney
For the First Time!... (1965)
The Race Is On
The Race Is On (1965)
George Jones and Gene Pitney
George Jones and Gen... (1965)
Old Brush Arbors
Old Brush Arbors (1965)
It's Country Time Again!
It's Country Time Ag... (1966)
Trouble in Mind
Trouble in Mind (1966)
Close Together
Close Together (1966)
We Found Heaven Right Here on Earth at "4033"
We Found Heaven Righ... (1966)
Love Bug
Love Bug (1966)
Country Heart
Country Heart (1966)
I'm a People
I'm a People (1966)
Walk Through This World with Me
Walk Through This Wo... (1967)
Hits by George
Hits by George (1967)
If My Heart Had Windows
If My Heart Had Wind... (1968)
Sings the Songs of Dallas Frazier
Sings the Songs of D... (1968)
My Country
My Country (1968)
The George Jones Story
The George Jones Sto... (1968)
I'll Share My World with You
I'll Share My World... (1969)
Where Grass Won't Grow
Where Grass Won't Gr... (1969)
Will You Visit Me on Sunday?
Will You Visit Me on... (1970)
George Jones with Love
George Jones with Lo... (1971)
George Jones Sings the Great Songs of Leon Payne
George Jones Sings t... (1971)
George Jones (We Can Make It)
George Jones (We Can... (1972)
A Picture of Me (Without You)
A Picture of Me (Wit... (1972)
Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)
Nothing Ever Hurt Me... (1973)
In a Gospel Way
In a Gospel Way (1974)
The Grand Tour
The Grand Tour (1974)
Memories of Us
Memories of Us (1975)
The Best of George Jones
The Best of George J... (1975)
Alone Again
Alone Again (1976)
The Battle
The Battle (1976)
I Wanta Sing
I Wanta Sing (1977)
All-Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
All-Time Greatest Hi... (1977)
Bartender's Blues
Bartender's Blues (1978)
My Very Special Guests
My Very Special Gues... (1979)
I Am What I Am
I Am What I Am (1980)
Double Trouble
Double Trouble (1980)
Encore - George Jones
Encore - George Jone... (1981)
Still the Same Ole Me
Still the Same Ole M... (1981)
A Taste of Yesterday's Wine
A Taste of Yesterday... (1982)
Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits
Anniversary – 10 Yea... (1982)
Shine On
Shine On (1983)
Jones Country
Jones Country (1983)
First Time Live
First Time Live (1984)
By Request
By Request (1984)
Ladies' Choice
Ladies' Choice (1984)
You've Still Got a Place in My Heart
You've Still Got a P... (1984)
Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes
Who's Gonna Fill The... (1985)
Live at Dancetown USA
Live at Dancetown US... (1985)
Wine Colored Roses
Wine Colored Roses (1986)
Super Hits
Super Hits (1987)
Too Wild Too Long
Too Wild Too Long (1987)
One Woman Man
One Woman Man (1989)
You Oughta Be Here with Me
You Oughta Be Here w... (1990)
And Along Came Jones
And Along Came Jones (1991)
Friends in High Places
Friends in High Plac... (1991)
Walls Can Fall
Walls Can Fall (1992)
High-Tech Redneck
High-Tech Redneck (1993)
Super Hits, Volume 2
Super Hits, Volume 2 (1993)
The Bradley Barn Sessions
The Bradley Barn Ses... (1994)
I Lived to Tell It All
I Lived to Tell It A... (1996)
It Don't Get Any Better Than This
It Don't Get Any Bet... (1998)
16 Biggest Hits
16 Biggest Hits (1998)
Cold Hard Truth
Cold Hard Truth (1999)
Live with the Possum
Live with the Possum (1999)
The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001
The Rock: Stone Cold... (2001)
The Gospel Collection
The Gospel Collectio... (2003)
50 Years of Hits
50 Years of Hits (2004)
Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't
Hits I Missed...And... (2005)
Kickin' Out the Footlights...Again
Kickin' Out the Foot... (2006)
God's Country: George Jones and Friends
God's Country: Georg... (2006)
Burn Your Playhouse Down – The Unreleased Duets
Burn Your Playhouse... (2008)
George Jones & The Smoky Mountain Boys
George Jones & The S... (2017)

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George Jones & The Smoky Mountain Boys

George Jones & The Smoky Mountain Boys

2017

Burn Your Playhouse Down – The Unreleased Duets

Burn Your Playhouse Down – The Unreleased Duets

2008

Kickin' Out the Footlights...Again

Kickin' Out the Footlights...Again

2006

God's Country: George Jones and Friends

God's Country: George Jones and Friends

2006

Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't

Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't

2005

50 Years of Hits

50 Years of Hits

2004

The Gospel Collection

The Gospel Collection

2003

The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001

The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001

2001

Cold Hard Truth

Cold Hard Truth

1999

Live with the Possum

Live with the Possum

1999

16 Biggest Hits

16 Biggest Hits

1998

It Don't Get Any Better Than This

It Don't Get Any Better Than This

1998

I Lived to Tell It All

I Lived to Tell It All

1996

The Bradley Barn Sessions

The Bradley Barn Sessions

1994

High-Tech Redneck

High-Tech Redneck

1993

Super Hits, Volume 2

Super Hits, Volume 2

1993

Walls Can Fall

Walls Can Fall

1992

And Along Came Jones

And Along Came Jones

1991

Friends in High Places

Friends in High Places

1991

You Oughta Be Here with Me

You Oughta Be Here with Me

1990

One Woman Man

One Woman Man

1989

Super Hits

Super Hits

1987

Too Wild Too Long

Too Wild Too Long

1987

Wine Colored Roses

Wine Colored Roses

1986

Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes

Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes

1985

Live at Dancetown USA

Live at Dancetown USA

1985

First Time Live

First Time Live

1984

By Request

By Request

1984

Ladies' Choice

Ladies' Choice

1984

You've Still Got a Place in My Heart

You've Still Got a Place in My Heart

1984

Shine On

Shine On

1983

Jones Country

Jones Country

1983

Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits

Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits

1982

A Taste of Yesterday's Wine

A Taste of Yesterday's Wine

1982

Still the Same Ole Me

Still the Same Ole Me

1981

Encore - George Jones

Encore - George Jones

1981

I Am What I Am

I Am What I Am

1980

Double Trouble

Double Trouble

1980

My Very Special Guests

My Very Special Guests

1979

Bartender's Blues

Bartender's Blues

1978

I Wanta Sing

I Wanta Sing

1977

All-Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

All-Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

1977

The Battle

The Battle

1976

Alone Again

Alone Again

1976

Memories of Us

Memories of Us

1975

The Best of George Jones

The Best of George Jones

1975

In a Gospel Way

In a Gospel Way

1974

The Grand Tour

The Grand Tour

1974

Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)

Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)

1973

George Jones (We Can Make It)

George Jones (We Can Make It)

1972

A Picture of Me (Without You)

A Picture of Me (Without You)

1972

George Jones with Love

George Jones with Love

1971

George Jones Sings the Great Songs of Leon Payne

George Jones Sings the Great Songs of Leon Payne

1971

Will You Visit Me on Sunday?

Will You Visit Me on Sunday?

1970

I'll Share My World with You

I'll Share My World with You

1969

Where Grass Won't Grow

Where Grass Won't Grow

1969

If My Heart Had Windows

If My Heart Had Windows

1968

Sings the Songs of Dallas Frazier

Sings the Songs of Dallas Frazier

1968

My Country

My Country

1968

The George Jones Story

The George Jones Story

1968

Walk Through This World with Me

Walk Through This World with Me

1967

Hits by George

Hits by George

1967

Trouble in Mind

Trouble in Mind

1966

It's Country Time Again!

It's Country Time Again!

1966

Close Together

Close Together

1966

We Found Heaven Right Here on Earth at "4033"

We Found Heaven Right Here on Earth at "4033"

1966

Love Bug

Love Bug

1966

Country Heart

Country Heart

1966

I'm a People

I'm a People

1966

For the First Time! Two Great Stars - George Jones and Gene Pitney

For the First Time! Two Great Stars - George Jones and Gene Pitney

1965

Long Live King George

Long Live King George

1965

Mr. Country & Western Music

Mr. Country & Western Music

1965

Famous Country Duets

Famous Country Duets

1965

New Country Hits

New Country Hits

1965

The Race Is On

The Race Is On

1965

George Jones and Gene Pitney

George Jones and Gene Pitney

1965

Old Brush Arbors

Old Brush Arbors

1965

Blue & Lonesome

Blue & Lonesome

1964

A King & Two Queens

A King & Two Queens

1964

Bluegrass Hootenanny

Bluegrass Hootenanny

1964

George Jones Sings Like the Dickens!

George Jones Sings Like the Dickens!

1964

Heartaches & Tears

Heartaches & Tears

1964

I Get Lonely in a Hurry

I Get Lonely in a Hurry

1964

I Wish Tonight Would Never End

I Wish Tonight Would Never End

1963

What's in Our Hearts

What's in Our Hearts

1963

Songs from the Heart

Songs from the Heart

1962

Homecoming in Heaven

Homecoming in Heaven

1962

George Jones Sings His Greatest Hits

George Jones Sings His Greatest Hits

1962

George Jones Sings Bob Wills

George Jones Sings Bob Wills

1962

The Fabulous Country Music Sound of George Jones

The Fabulous Country Music Sound of George Jones

1962

My Favorites of Hank Williams

My Favorites of Hank Williams

1962

Sings Country and Western Hits

Sings Country and Western Hits

1961

George Jones Salutes Hank Williams

George Jones Salutes Hank Williams

1960

The Crown Prince of Country Music

The Crown Prince of Country Music

1960

Sings White Lightning and Other Favorites

Sings White Lightning and Other Favorites

1959

Country Church Time

Country Church Time

1959

George Jones Sings – 14 Top Country Song Favorites

George Jones Sings – 14 Top Country Song Favorites

1957

Grand Ole Opry's New Star

Grand Ole Opry's New Star

1956

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